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respeak

respeak verb: to speak or utter again.

Verb

respeak (third-person singular simple present respeaks, present participle respeaking, simple past respoke or (archaic, poetic) respake, past participle respoken)

  1. To speak or utter again.
  2. To repeat the words of a televised person so that they can be electronically recognised and used to generate subtitles.
  3. (obsolete, poetic) To answer; to echo.
    • And the King's rouse the heaven shall bruit again,
      Re-speaking earthly thunder.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of respeak

third-person singular presentrespeaks
present participlerespeaking
pastrespoke
past participlerespoken
alternative formre-speak
past poetic (archaic)respake

Origin of respeak

From re- + speak.

Words formed from respeak

Words that rhyme with respeak

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Questions about respeak

What does respeak mean?
Respeak means to speak or utter again.
What part of speech is respeak?
Respeak is a verb.
What is the past tense of respeak?
The past tense of respeak is respoke.

Words near respeak in the dictionary

  1. respawned
  2. respawner
  3. respawners
  4. respawning
  5. respawns
  6. respeak
  7. respeaker
  8. respeakers
  9. respeaking
  10. respeaks
  11. respec

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